Evidence Requested - Form I-693

[Rilo0918 15]

Hi all,

 

I am a US citizen helping my parents obtain their green card. We already submitted everything but recently were requested to complete their form I-693.

They have most of the required shots back in their home country from years ago, but they do not have their shot records or access to that information, so we would need to have them get all the vaccinations done again.

 

I also called one of the clinics found under USCIS' civil surgeon list and was informed that it costs $450 per person to be seen for the medical examination. Since they do not administer vaccinations at the clinic, they advised us to go to a local pharmacy to get them. What are all the required vaccinations, and what must we do before going to the clinic to get the forms signed by the civil surgeon? I'd hate to go back and forth to the clinic since the visit fee is expensive.

 

Please let me know your experience and recommendation! Thanks in advance.

[GEOntificator 271]

36 minutes ago, Rilo0918 said:

Hi all,

 

I am a US citizen helping my parents obtain their green card. We already submitted everything but recently were requested to complete their form I-693.

They have most of the required shots back in their home country from years ago, but they do not have their shot records or access to that information, so we would need to have them get all the vaccinations done again.

 

I also called one of the clinics found under USCIS' civil surgeon list and was informed that it costs $450 per person to be seen for the medical examination. Since they do not administer vaccinations at the clinic, they advised us to go to a local pharmacy to get them. What are all the required vaccinations, and what must we do before going to the clinic to get the forms signed by the civil surgeon? I'd hate to go back and forth to the clinic since the visit fee is expensive.

 

Please let me know your experience and recommendation! Thanks in advance.

Required vaccinations: https://www.uscis.gov/tools/designated-civil-surgeons/vaccination-requirements

 

Find a civil surgeon who can administer shots too. Here is how you find them: https://www.uscis.gov/tools/find-a-civil-surgeon

 

We went through this recently. Call a dozen or more places and go with the cheapest. My mother did titers test for vaccines that she knew she received but had no record of. Each titers test was something like $40. Total we paid $560 including the visit, whatever shots she did need, and also titers. Make sure to shop around. I remember some places wanted to charge me upwards to $1200 or more.

 

What state are you in?

[Rilo0918 15]

@GEOntificator how many shots did your mother receive? My parents literally need almost everything except TDap and COVID shots.

We are in Texas.

[GEOntificator 271]

2 minutes ago, Rilo0918 said:

@GEOntificator how many shots did your mother receive? My parents literally need almost everything except TDap and COVID shots.

We are in Texas.

I think she got Covid booster, Influenza, Hep B and Tdap. Everything else she had. We did not even do titers on Hep B and Tdap and just decided to give her those.

 

She got the Covid booster and Influenza vaccines at the walgreens before we even called any civil surgeons. Printed walgreens page from the online portal and brought it with us. That was it.